Nursing & Caregiving Jobs in Japan under the JPEPA Framework
The initial recruitment of 200 Filipino nurses and 300 caregivers under the Framework for the Movement of Natural Persons for JPEPA has commenced.
The POEA has issued a shout-out for applicants to fill up forms online or in person and the successful candidates will be endorsed to the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS) which will then administer an aptitude test to selected applicants.
Prior to actual work, selected candidates shall undergo a six-month language and culture training with an allowance of not less than P21,000 a month (its equivalent in yen).
Registered nurses with 3 years experience are qualified to apply while caregivers must be graduates of a four-year course and TESDA-certified.
Once in Japan, nursing trainees would have 3 chances in 3 years to take the Japanese nursing exams while caregivers must take an exam once on the fourth year of their stay.
Interested? Find out more by visiting the POEA website: www.poea.gov.ph or read the instructions below —
Registration procedure for qualified applicants for nurses and caregivers under JPEPA:
1. Register online at www.eregister.poea.gov.ph –>the site is under construction! I already notified the POEA about this.
2. Wait for POEA e-mail for further instructions. Only those who meet the
minimum qualification shall receive a POEA e-mail notification.
3. Prepare original and photocopy of the following documents:
• Self-made bio-data/resume with detailed job description with one (1) piece 2 X 2 colored picture
• Valid Passport
• Valid NBI Clearance (for travel abroad)
• College Diploma (authenticated, if applying as caregiver)
• Transcript of Records
• Employment Certificates (at least 3 years hospital experience)
• Training/skills Certificate
Additional requirements for applicant-nurses:
• Valid PRC ID
• Board Certificate
• Board Rating
4. Submit photocopy of the above documents fastened in a long, cream folder, together with the POEA e-mail notification at Window L, Ground Floor, POEA, BFO Building, Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City or at the nearest POEA office in the regions.
5. POEA shall only accept documents of applicants with POEA e-mail
notification.
For more information, you can call the POEA Hotlines @ 722-1144 & 722-1155.
Once again, note that the number of slots are very limited and the application process can only be done thru the POEA, not by any individual or licensed agency. If someone is trying to recruit you under the JPEPA framework, please notify the POEA right away (see numbers above) or you may wish to call the Blas F. Ople Center hotline: 833-5337.
Good luck!
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Susan “Toots” Ople
My friends call me Toots. Am the youngest of seven siblings. Our family hails from the coastal town of Hagonoy, Bulacan and we are proud of our roots. My daughter's name is Estelle and she's a brilliant debater/person. I love dogs! And I enjoy writing in the dead of the night.
Good morning, Mrs. Susan Ople,
I am a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing,and not yet a board passer,i took it last year,and sadly, i didnt make it.
Is possible for me,to apply as a care giver in Japan? and How to get a TESDA certification?
thank you so much..
im working in japan for 3 yrs with an authestic child..im also a caregiver here in the philippines..so can i apply to japan again as a caregiver?because im here in the philippines right now i stop working coz i get married..can i go back to japan?
hi irene! sorry for the delay in my response. please apply with the poea. you’ll have to fill up an application form online, i think. in any case, here are the hotlines of poea: 722-1144 and 722-1155. best for you to get the info directly from them. i think you’re having experience is a plus. they also have academic requirements though, like being a college graduate.
hello ms.susan
i am a certified caregiver and have an experience as caregiver for 3 years here in manila.
i would like to apply as caregiver in japan,please give us more information and requirements with regards to applying as caregiver in japan.
i hope that you would grant my request.
thank you and god bless
hello maam susan,
i am very much willing to work as caregiver in japan.
i have 3 years experience as caregiver here in philippines.i also have my tesda certificate and i graduated a four year course and six month caregiver course.
please give us more information where to pass the requirements.just text me 09166984868 or 8244662.
thank you and god bless
konnichiwa. I am a registered nurse and I am very much interested to work as a nurse in Japan. I study Japanese Lanuage at International Japanese Language School at Meguro-ku,Ikejiri Ohashi, Tokyo, Japan.
I had also passed the Japanese Language Proficiency test ( JLPT) at De LaSalle University Manila, Philippines. I can speak Nihongo and at the same time can read and write Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji character. Please help me to accomodate my application.
Doumo Arigatou Gozaimasu.
Yuroshiku onegai itashimasu.
hello and good day…may opening ba for physical therapist sa japan?
hi and good day im registered nurse in phils and been a registered nusre here in UK for nearly 10 yrs and quite interested in working as a nurse in japan for a change. do I fir the qualification? im holding both phil and britz passport
hi and good afternoon im a graduate of B.S.Psychology,i have under gone schooling in caregiving course,i am very much willing to work in japan as a care giver,i do have philippine passport at hand.am i qualified for the jobs?
mam good aftrenoon im from pangasinan i browsed already the about jpepa and i also registered in e-register of poea, and im completing all the papers needed how can i go to the jpepa network mam thanks waiting for your reply
Hi good day.I’m caregiver graduated.i am undergraduated of diploma in computer secretarial.I’ve took a Japanese language for 180hrs.I’ve passed Japanese language Proficiency Exam level 4.I’ve been in japan.Do i have a chance to come back again in Japan?
good day!!
I am a nurse with only 3 months of hospital experience and I am interested in working in Japan as a caregiver. I already took Japanese language Nihonngo) lessons for more than two years already in preparation for work. I applied last January but was not selected by POEA since my TESDA certification for caregiver was delayed.. I just want to know when will the next hiring be.. I hope this question be answered.. thank you so much
good day!
I would like to ask when will be the next hiring for Japan? thank you
mary ann, i suggest you contact the POEA. their hotlines are 722-1144 & 722-1155. thanks! good luck!
hello eva! pls visit the poea’s website: http://www.poea.gov.ph for regular updates re nursing under the JPEPA treaty.
please visit http://www.poea.gov.ph. i think they have regular announcements re jpepa. thanks!
Hello! I’m Camillus, 20 years old, and I’m a registered nurse in the Philippines. I’m quite interested applying as a staff nurse in Japan. I am taking Nippongo (Nihongo) Class now and will be attending an IV Therapy Program after. I also got Red Cross Training last month. The down side is, actually, I still don’t have clinical (working) experiences for now. What should I do? I’ll be waiting for your response. Thank you very much.
Hi maam Susan,
I’m lislie 34 yrs.old. Iam recently graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing last april 07,2010.I am very much willing to work in japan as a caregiver.I still dont have a clinical experience.I’ve been working in japan for 5 yrs.as an performing artist.PLEASE HELP ME.What should I do?I hope to hear a positive response in this matter.THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GODSPEED
Good evening Madam Susan,
Im a new board passer last nov2009, but as soon as i had my license im working upto now as a nurse in general hospital here in bulacan..i knew that im not fit to work in japan as a nurse because i do not have a 3yrs experienced yet so mind if i asked if i can work in japan for a care giver? I will appreciate very much unto your response. Thank you so much Madam Susan. May godbless you po!
hello madam,
im a license nurse here in the phil., and i was practising my job for 2 years,but i didnt yet took tesda for nihonggo lesson,what should i do to qualify applying in japan as a nurse/caregiver.
I was a caregiver in Israel for 5 years, since 1999 till 2005, and i used to learn,
speak and write Nihongo, could it be possible for me to apply there in japan
as caregiver for the elderly. Thanks
Good Day,ask ko lang po kung available pa po itong job Offer sa japan… i am interested to apply .I am a Registered Midwife and at present im working here in saudi arabia as a nursing assistant.
Good pm po…inquire lang po..when will the next job opening be???any news po??
to Mrs. Susan Ople,
Good morning, I’m a freshly graduate of caregiving and volunteer in the hospital right now. I had already my certification of caregiving from TESDA. I been in Japan for 3 years from 2006-2009 under the TESDA-JITCO program through the help of Greenlife Foundation now is the PNTC. I’m only high school graduate. Do I have the chances to apply as CAREGIVER to under go OJT Training in Japan? Thank you for your kind consideration.
Yours sencerely,
Rose
hello ma’am susan,
good day! i am a nursing graduate and underboard, finish caregiver course accredited by TESDA since 2004, i have the certificates but no exam for caregiver,i dont know what is NC II. I work in saudi arabia as a general nurse for 5 years, i am very much interested to work as a caregiver in Japan..Do i have the chance to work as caregiver in Japan ma’am? and what should i do to qualify as an applicant? will my experience able to meet the qualification for the caregiver?please maam, im looking forward an answer for this.Thank you and god bless.
Good day!
I just wanna know if i am qualified as a caregiver to japan,i am a college graduate and my vocational course is caregiver and also i’ve done my NC II at TESDA, last 2008 but unfortunately my only experience is my OJT as a caregiver is it possible to pass to the qualification?Im willing to be trained.tnx for the answer madam.
Hello maam Susan, I graduate 2001 as a Physiotherapy, after i took this course i took a board exam unluckely i den’t pass, then i try vocational which is caregiver 6mo. course and then reflexology another 6mo. course so this time i handle cp, 3 stroke pateint cva right hemipledia and left hemiparesis. if you will give me chance to inhance my expeince MORE to the said country JAPAN, im willing to work there and make more money ………..willing to trained teachable honest……….pls.,,,,,,,,,,,, maam im looking forward to intertain my notes………….thanks and God bless……….
hello maam susan, gusto ko po mg apply sa next hiring po pra sa caregiver po sa japan..what po ba mga requirements graduate po ako ng BSN pero underboard po at meron din me caregiver certificates pero yung exam ko po wala po.pwede ba akong mkpg aply doon sa poea? bka nman pgdating ko dun eh..d po ttangagapin mga papers ko..ano pa ba mga kakailanganin.kailangan pa bang mg exam ako sa caregiver at mg kacertificate uli.
pls po pkisabi lang po if ano pa kulang ko.salamat po.
Hi!Good day Im now studying care giver and will finish this jan. and will have my NCII on jan. to im a JLPT level 3 holder and worked in japan for 3 years as a trainee but im a high school graduate only can i apply as a care giver in japan
Hi! I’m filipina RN but not practicing, Im currently living in Morocco, I’m looking work as caregiver in canada, europe, australia and japan pls email me at jasmfaith07@yahoo.com
thank you.. God bless you all..
hi mam susan, good day.. i would like to know if caregiving jobs for japan is still available.
maraming salamat po..
i would like to apply as a nurse or caregiver in japan, i’m practicing my carreer for 2 years up to present..
mark_cureg@yahoo.com
mark_cureg@yahoo.com yan po email ko mam susan thanks.
Can i work as a Caregiver without tesda certificate? Actually I’m a registered nurse but i don’t have work experience in hospital.
I have PRC ID, BOARD RATING, and CERTIFICATE. =)
PLEASE reply, I need work asap.
Good pm i am miss archievel antiola i am a caregiver graduate,and had been exposed to health care in hospital and i am a private caregiver for two years,i am very interested about the hiring for caregiver in japan and i am very willing to work abroad,hope i could find the caregiver job.thank you .Godbless
please give me a job that suits my skills.email me at tracyche_85@yahoo.com
i would like to apply a caregiver to japan.i have a lot of experience in united states of america
hi im a caregiver graduate and still sudying as a nurse… im looking for work as a caregiver…pls help me to have a work….im 20 yrs old
pls give me a job!!!
Mark, I suggest you visit the POEA’s Government Placement Branch. They will explain to you the process for application and requirements involved. Thanks.
good day! i applied for JPEPA for caregiver last january 3, 2011, i would like to know the status of my application. i heard that the application was extended till 01/14/11 as it was reported before last 01/06/11 thanx! godbless!
leniel_0212@yahoo.com ma’am susan this is my email add.
Hi, I am Maria Crispy P. Yrog-irog from Cebu Philippines. i am a college graduate and i am also a caregiver graduate. please Mam Susan help me to find a job in Japan as a caregiver. my email address is crispy.yrogirog@yahoo.com. … Thanks and More Power..
hi gud day..is it really a requirement to be a graduate of a 4yr course? do i hv d chance to apply even if im a 2yr grad only but i took the japanese language accredited by tesda and caregiving course .pls responce
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